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| − | + | The company that would become '''Masmy''' appeared in the early 1950s as '''Takagawa Kōki Seisakusho''' (高川光機製作所), based in Kamiikegami, Tokyo.<REF> Its address in 1953 was Tōkyō-to Ōta-ku Kamiikegami-chō<!-- or Kamiikegami-machi --> 1091 (東京都大田区上池上町1091). Source: advertisement dated May 1953 reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.183. </REF> It made the [[Semi Masmy]] 4.5×6 folder from 1951, and the [[Masmy Flex]] 6×6 TLR from 1952. | |
| − | '''Takagawa Kōki Seisakusho''' (高川光機製作所) | + | |
| + | By mid 1955, the company had renamed itself '''Masmy Kōki Seisaku K.K.''' (マスミー光機製作{{kabu}}), at the same address,<REF> Table in the June 1955 special issue of {{FAR}}, p.156, and advertisement in the October 1955 special issue of the same magazine, p.158. </REF> and was making a variety of camera accessories. | ||
== Camera list == | == Camera list == | ||
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| − | * [[Semi Masmy]] (4. | + | * [[Semi Masmy]] (4.5×6 folders) |
| − | * [[Masmy Flex]] ( | + | * [[Masmy Flex]] (6×6 TLR) |
== Other == | == Other == | ||
* Masmy folding sportsfinder (35/50/85/100/135 focal lengths)<REF> Observed in an online auction. </REF> | * Masmy folding sportsfinder (35/50/85/100/135 focal lengths)<REF> Observed in an online auction. </REF> | ||
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| + | || ''Advertisement by Masmy in the October 1955 special issue of {{FAR}}. {{public domain Japan new}}'' | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
* {{Showa10}} | * {{Showa10}} | ||
| + | * {{FAR80}} "Kamera akusesarī kokunai mēkā ichiranhyō" (カメラアクセサリー国内メーカー一覧表, Table of the Japanese makers of camera accessories). Pp.156–7. | ||
| + | * {{FAR87}} Advertisement by Masmy Kōki Seisaku on p.158. | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
Revision as of 20:43, 26 February 2009
The company that would become Masmy appeared in the early 1950s as Takagawa Kōki Seisakusho (高川光機製作所), based in Kamiikegami, Tokyo.[1] It made the Semi Masmy 4.5×6 folder from 1951, and the Masmy Flex 6×6 TLR from 1952.
By mid 1955, the company had renamed itself Masmy Kōki Seisaku K.K. (マスミー光機製作㈱), at the same address,[2] and was making a variety of camera accessories.
Contents
Camera list
- Semi Masmy (4.5×6 folders)
- Masmy Flex (6×6 TLR)
Other
- Masmy folding sportsfinder (35/50/85/100/135 focal lengths)[3]
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| Advertisement by Masmy in the October 1955 special issue of Photo Art. (Image rights) |
Notes
- ↑ Its address in 1953 was Tōkyō-to Ōta-ku Kamiikegami-chō 1091 (東京都大田区上池上町1091). Source: advertisement dated May 1953 reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.183.
- ↑ Table in the June 1955 special issue of Photo Art, p.156, and advertisement in the October 1955 special issue of the same magazine, p.158.
- ↑ Observed in an online auction.
Bibliography
- Asahi Camera (アサヒカメラ) editorial staff. Shōwa 10–40nen kōkoku ni miru kokusan kamera no rekishi (昭和10–40年広告にみる国産カメラの歴史, Japanese camera history as seen in advertisements, 1935–1965). Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1994. ISBN 4-02-330312-7.
- Photo Art rinji zōkan: Kamera akusesarī zensho (フォトアート臨時増刊・カメラアクセサリー全書, Photo Art special issue: All the camera accessories). June 1955, no.80 of the magazine. "Kamera akusesarī kokunai mēkā ichiranhyō" (カメラアクセサリー国内メーカー一覧表, Table of the Japanese makers of camera accessories). Pp.156–7.
- Photo Art rinji zōkan: Kamera no chishiki (フォトアート臨時増刊・カメラの知識, Photo Art special issue: Knowledge of cameras). October 1955, no.87 of the magazine. Advertisement by Masmy Kōki Seisaku on p.158.
Links
- Masmy Flex and specs at Japan Family Camera
